Playing Max: the Curse of Brotherhood with the Xbox One controller feels a bit like running through an up-scaled iPhone game on a much bigger screen. As you might imagine, that's both a good thing and a bad thing. »12/21/13 11:00am 12/21/13 11:00am

This week, I played a game that felt like the lovechild of an SNES platformer and a touchscreen puzzle-solving title. Where's this cute and wonky hybrid showing up? Why, the Xbox One, of course. »12/13/13 4:30pm 12/13/13 4:30pm

See those adorable little pink blobs floating on the right side of the screenshot above? They're about to have their eyeballs torn out and eaten. Just one of the many reasons Tentacles is the best Windows Phone 7 game I've played so far. »8/12/11 9:30am 8/12/11 9:30am

DC Universe Online is meant to be grind-free; players will advance by completing missions, not menial tasks. So what's an MMO novice to do when he hits a tough mission, and can't simply level up to overwhelm it? »1/26/11 6:00pm 1/26/11 6:00pm

The Humvee drives down a crowded street in a foreign land. A child waves. Merchants display their wares. Suddenly soldiers raise their rifles as a suicide bomber runs into the street, detonating his lethal package. This is virtual PTSD therapy. »1/25/11 5:20pm 1/25/11 5:20pm

A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda is an indie action title released last week on Steam (though it's been available elsewhere since December). I thought it looked pretty cool, so decided to give it a try. Won't you join me? »1/25/11 7:00am 1/25/11 7:00am